Journal Of Alfred Ely 1862

Author : Alfred Ely
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0428480748

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Journal of Alfred Ely, 1862 by Alfred Ely Pdf

Excerpt from Journal of Alfred Ely, 1862: A Prisoner of War in Richmond On his release from confinement and return to his friends, Mr. Ely found himself incessantly interrogated as to the events which had occurred, the treatment he had experienced, and the individuals with whom he had intercourse. His Journal supplied ample responses to these various inquiries; and those to whom it was submitted concurring in urging him to publish it, he was induced to give his consent, believing that the unvarnished record of his prison life would be accept able, not only to his friends, but to.many others in the North having relatives in the South enduring a similar fate to his, and that his reminiscences might throw some light on the hidden history of the Great Re bellion. Under these circumstances he concluded to. Place the Journal at the disposal of the Editor, with the understanding that all passages of a strictly private or domestic character should be excluded. With these few exceptions the Journal now appears in pre cisely the shape in which it was originally written. The only editorial labor in the matter has been to arrange the foot notes, which will be found to run through the entire volume - and as to the list of pris oners, which appears in the Appendix, it is proper to say that it was compiled by Mr. Ely with great care. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Newburyport Public Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3119207

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Report of the Directors by Newburyport Public Library Pdf

Author : Newburyport Public Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112071093923

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Reports by Newburyport Public Library Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : MINN:31951D00315741X

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Publishers' Circular by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1010 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : New Jersey
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005006411

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New Jersey History by Anonim Pdf

Author : New Jersey Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : New Jersey
ISBN : UCLA:31158004385851

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Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society by New Jersey Historical Society Pdf

Author : John Hay,Douglas Warren Hill
Publisher : Academica Press,LLC
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781933146119

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An Idler by John Hay,Douglas Warren Hill Pdf

John Hay's distinguished national service began when he was Lincoln's private secretary and continued until up to his death as Secretary of State for two presidents. This book discusses Hay's own battles with depression and how he believed his condition to be similar to Samuel Johnson's in the 18th century as well as to his chief, Abraham Lincoln.

Author : Vincent DiGirolamo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199910779

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Crying the News by Vincent DiGirolamo Pdf

From Benjamin Franklin to Ragged Dick to Jack Kelly, hero of the Disney musical Newsies, newsboys have long intrigued Americans as symbols of struggle and achievement. But what do we really know about the children who hawked and delivered newspapers in American cities and towns? Who were they? What was their life like? And how important was their work to the development of a free press, the survival of poor families, and the shaping of their own attitudes, values and beliefs? Crying the News: A History of America's Newsboys offers an epic retelling of the American experience from the perspective of its most unshushable creation. It is the first book to place newsboys at the center of American history, analyzing their inseparable role as economic actors and cultural symbols in the creation of print capitalism, popular democracy, and national character. DiGirolamo's sweeping narrative traces the shifting fortunes of these "little merchants" over a century of war and peace, prosperity and depression, exploitation and reform, chronicling their exploits in every region of the country, as well as on the railroads that linked them. While the book focuses mainly on boys in the trade, it also examines the experience of girls and grown-ups, the elderly and disabled, blacks and whites, immigrants and natives. Based on a wealth of primary sources, Crying the News uncovers the existence of scores of newsboy strikes and protests. The book reveals the central role of newsboys in the development of corporate welfare schemes, scientific management practices, and employee liability laws. It argues that the newspaper industry exerted a formative yet overlooked influence on working-class youth that is essential to our understanding of American childhood, labor, journalism, and capitalism.

Author : Pennsylvania
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1348 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Legislative journals
ISBN : STANFORD:36105117328075

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Legislative Documents, Comprising the Department and Other Reports Made to the Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania During the Session of ... by Pennsylvania Pdf

Author : John J. Hennessy
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811715911

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The First Battle of Manassas by John J. Hennessy Pdf

On July 21, 1861, near a Virginia railroad junction twenty-five miles from Washington, DC, the Union and Confederate armies clashed in the first major battle of the Civil War. This revised edition of Hennessy's classic is the premier tactical account of First Manassas/Bull Run. • Combines narrative, analysis, and interpretation into a clear, easy-to-follow account of the battle's unfolding • Features commanders who would later become legendary, such as William T. Sherman and Thomas J. Jackson, who earned his "Stonewall" nickname at First Manassas

Author : Robert C. Doyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032843651

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Voices from Captivity by Robert C. Doyle Pdf

Doyle shows that, though setting and circumstances may change, POW stories share a common structure and are driven by similar themes. Capture, incarceration, isolation, propaganda, torture, capitulation or resistance, death, spiritual quest, escape, liberation and repatriation are recurrent key motifs in these narratives.

Author : David J. Eicher
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0252022734

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The Civil War in Books by David J. Eicher Pdf

With the assistance of several scholars, including James M. McPherson and Gary Gallagher, and a long-time specialist in Civil War books, Ralph Newman, David Eicher has selected for inclusion in The Civil War in Books the 1,100 most important books on the war. These are organized into categories as wide-ranging as "Battles and Campaigns," "Biographies, Memoirs, and Letters," "Unit Histories," and "General Works." The last of these includes volumes on black Americans and the war, battlefields, fiction, pictorial works, politics, prisons, railroads, and a host of other topics. Annotations are included for all entries in the work, which is presented in an oversized 8 1/2 x 11 inch volume in two-column format. Appendixes list "prolific" Civil War publishers and other Civil War bibliographies, and the works included in Eicher's mammoth undertaking are indexed by author or editor and by title. Gary Gallagher's foreword traces the development of Civil War bibliographies and declares that Eicher's annotation exceeds that of any previous comprehensive volume. The Civil War in Books, Gallagher believes, is "precisely the type of guide" that has been needed. The first full-scale, fully-annotated bibliography on the Civil War to appear in more than thirty years, Eicher's The Civil War in Books is a remarkable compendium of the best reading available about the worst conflict ever to strike the United States. The bibliography, the most valuable reference book on the subject since The Civil War Day by Day, will be essential for college and university libraries, dealers in rare and secondhand books, and Civil War buffs.

Author : James B. Swan
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0809328909

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Chicago's Irish Legion by James B. Swan Pdf

Extensively documented and richly detailed, Chicago’s Irish Legion tells the compelling story of Chicago’s 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, the only Irish regiment in Major General William Tecumseh Sherman’s XV Army Corps. Swan’s sweeping history of this singular regiment and its pivotal role in the Western Theater of the Civil War draws heavily from primary documents and first-person observations, giving readers an intimate glimpse into the trials and triumphs of ethnic soldiers during one of the most destructive wars in American history. At the onset of the bitter conflict between the North and the South, Irish immigrants faced a wall of distrust and discrimination in the United States. Many Americans were deeply suspicious of Irish religion and politics, while others openly doubted the dedication of the Irish to the Union cause. Responding to these criticisms with a firm show of patriotism, the Catholic clergy and Irish politicians in northern Illinois—along with the Chicago press and community—joined forces to recruit the Irish Legion. Composed mainly of foreign-born recruits, the Legion rapidly dispelled any rumors of disloyalty with its heroic endeavors for the Union. The volunteers proved to be instrumental in various battles and sieges, as well as the marches to the sea and through the Carolinas, suffering severe casualties and providing indispensable support for the Union. Swan meticulously traces the remarkable journey of these unique soldiers from their regiment’s inception and first military engagement in 1862 to their disbandment and participation in the Grand Review of General Sherman’s army in 1865. Enhancing the volume are firsthand accounts from the soldiers who endured the misery of frigid winters and brutal environments, struggling against the ravages of disease and hunger as they marched more than twenty-six hundred miles over the course of the war. Also revealed are personal insights into some of the war’s most harrowing events, including the battle at Chattanooga and Sherman’s famous campaign for Atlanta. In addition, Swan exposes the racial issues that affected the soldiers of the 90th Illinois, including their reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation and the formations of the first African American fighting units. Swan rounds out the volume with stories of survivors’ lives after the war, adding an even deeper personal dimension to this absorbing chronicle.

Author : Richard F. Miller
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 1584655054

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Harvard's Civil War by Richard F. Miller Pdf

A regimental history of one of the Civil War's most distinguished units.

Author : Elizabeth R. Varon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005-04-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780195179897

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Southern Lady, Yankee Spy by Elizabeth R. Varon Pdf

A portrait of the Union spy leader notes her organization's efforts to gather intelligence, compromise Confederate efforts, and aid Union prisoner escapes, citing her sometimes controversial stands on such issues as slavery and war. (Biography)